Tender for traction-engines



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E. G. FERGUSON 8a` J. P. HOLMEN. TENDER PoR TRAGTION ENGINES.

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W/ TNE SSE S Y l By 'l v f l Y ATTORNEYS.

' To all whom it may concern.:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

`EDWARD G. FERGUSON AND .JOHN P. HOLMEN, OF KENSETT, IOWA.

TENDER FOR TRACTIO-ENGINEVS.

SPCIFXCATIQI forming part of Letters Patent No. 601,225, dated March 22, 1898.

' Applicatie mea 'Apre zo, 1897. 'serai No. 632,952. on moda.)

Beit known that we, EDWARD G. FERGUSON and J oHN P. HoLMEN, both pfKensett, in the county of `vVorth and-State of Iowa, hai're invented a new and Improved Tender for Traction-Engines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved tender for traction-engines and similar machines, and. arranged tosteer the tender and engine simultaneously and in the proper direction, and to permit of running tlie engine withrthe. tenderattached rearwardly, if desired.

The invention'consists of certain parts and details and combinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter and then' pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indic ate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a plan view of the improvement with the,V tender-body removed'. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the same-on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a rear end elevation of part of' the lwheeled vehicle, showing the connectionbetween the axle and thebody; and Fig. 4 is an enlarged rearend elevation showing the connection ot the reach-rod with the axle.'

On the sides of the boiler A of the tractionengine are secured the rearwardly-extending ybrackets B, on which are bolted or otherwise fastened the forward ends of the siderails or shafts O' of a wheeled vehicle having a body O formed in its lower portion with the usual water-tank and with a fuel-box on the top of the said tank. The body O has its bolster C2 connected by a-king-bolt D with an axle E, carryingl the two wheels F, 'traveling on the ground, theIv body being extended equal distances to the front and rear of the axle, as

plainly indicated in Fig. 2, so as to bring the load to bear principally en'4 the wheels instead ,of on the shaftsf- A reach-rod'G connects the shafts are additionally' .strengthened andA lower end of the king-bolt D with a bracket B', attached to the under side o f the boilerV A, and a brace G' extends from the king-bolt upwardlyto connect with-the cross-piece C3,"

reachingr from one shaft O to the other. The

wheel K2, adapted to be turned by neer, to steer the traction-engine in the dei;

braced by a suitable framework C4, as plainly indicated in Fig. l.

ends of achain or rope H, extending forwardly and upwardly to wind on a drum I, having itsshaft I journaled inl suitable bearings in thefbrackets B, previously mentioned. On onel outer end of the shaft I is secured a 4worm-wheel l2 in mesh with a worm J, se-

cured on a shaft J ,'extending upwardly and journaled in suitable bearings attached to the boilerl A. On the upper end of the shaft J Ais secured a beveled gear-wheel J 2 in mesh with a beveled gear-wheel K', secured on the steering-shaft K of the steering incohanisrn for the traction-engine, the said shaft K being provided at its rear end -with a handthe eind-isired direction. Now it will be seenthat when the shaft K is turned to steer the tractionengine a rotary motion is given by the beveled gear-wheels Kand J2 to the shaft J', which by the worm J and worm-wheel 12 rotates the shaftl' and the drum I, so as to wind up one end of the chain H and unwind the other to cause the axle Eto 'swing on the kingbolt D to the right or left, according to the direction in which the shaft K is turned. Thus when the traction-engine is steered a simultaneous swinging'motion is given to the tender, arranged in the form of a two-wheeled vehicle, connected with .the rear end of the traction-en gine and drawn along by the latter. On the front ends of the shafts C' is arranged a platform O5 for the engineer' to stand on to manipulate the wheel K2 and the connections between the water-tank and the boiler, also for conveniently placing the fuel from the fuel-box into the fire'box of the boiler.

- It is evident that by the arrangement de- The axle E is connected 'equaldistances from the king-bolt with the scribed the traction-engine with the tender attached can be readily moved forward 4or rearward, if desired, without danger of upsetting the tender, as the latter is properly.

steered and in' unison with the traction-engine.

Having thus fully 'described our invention, we claim asnew'and desire to secure by Letters latentl.--The'combination with a traction-engine provided with rearwardly-projecting brackets, of a two-wheeled vehiele having a pivotal connection between its body and axle, and provided with a platform at the front end of the body, the front end of said platfor:Y beingr secured to the brackets, a drum journaled in said brackets and operated from the steering mechanism of the engine, and a chain Winding on said drum and having its ends secured to the axle of the vehicle, substantially es described. l Y

2. The combination with a traction-engine provided 'with rearwardlyprojeeting brackets en its boiler, of e two-Wheeled vehicle havinga pivotal connection between its body and the axle and provided with sido bare extending from the body and secured to the brackeis, a drum journaied in said breelzets'and operated by the steering mechanism of the engine, and a chain winding on the said drinn and having its ends connected with the axle ofthe said vehicle, sub'stantiallyae described.

The Combination with a traction-engine provided with rearwardly-projeeting brackets on its boiler, and the steering-shaft of the meelienism et" said engine, ef a two-wheeled vehicle having a pivotal Connection between its body and the axle, provided 'with side bars extending from the body and secr-red to the brackets, a drum mounted in the said brackets, a chain winding on the drum and eonee having its ende secured to the axle of the vehiele, a worm-Wheel on the end of the shaft of the dr in, an upright shaft having its upper end geared with the Said Steering-shaft, and a Worin on the lower end of the said shaft meshing with the Worm-Wheel'of tlie drum, substantially as described.

4. The Combination with a traction-engine provided with rearwardly-projecting brackets on its boiler, of a two-wheeled vehicle having:r a pivotal connection between its body and the axle, ,side bars extending forward from the body and having their ends secured to the brackets or" the boiler, a cross-bar connecting the forward ends of the side bars, a reach-rod extending from the pivot of the body to the racket on. the lower portion of the boiler, an inclined brace extending;- from the pivot of the body to the oross-barof the said side bars, a drum mounted in the said brackets and operated by the steering mechanism of the tractionengine, and a chain Winding on the drum and having its ends secured to ,the axle of the vehicle, substantially as described.

EDYVARD G. FERGUSON. JOHN l. HOLMEN.

Tfitnessesz 1I. O. HAUGEN, A. ll. llJenGo. 

